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No. 6l|,080.

(Application fi1e d 0:6,. 26, 1897.)

(No Model.)

III/111111IIIIIIWII/lIl/I/l/II Inventor QHHOFIZGy Wilncsse'is: 5. 56 63% R5 co. mom-umov. wnsumum STATES JOHN F. SOHMADEKE, or NEW roux, N. Y.

ROLLING-SHOE FOR COAL-BARRELS, 81,0.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 61 1,080, dated September 20, 1898.

Application filed October 26,1897. Serial No. 656,448. (No model.)

lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to barrels and other round-bottomed or cylindrical vessels, and particularly to barrels used for putting coal in houses, said barrels when so used receiving the coal from the chute of the delivery-wagon, and being tilted on their bottoms are rolled by hand to the coal-hole and the contents dumped therein.

The invention has for its object to facilitate the rolling of the barrel and thus make the work of putting in the coal more rapid and the labor of the workman less fatiguing.

A further object of the invention is to strengthen the barrels and by relieving the bottom thereof and the ends of the staves from the weight of the coal and the wear and tear of rolling the barrels increase the durability of the barrels and prolong their usefulness.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical transverse section of a barrel fitted with the rolling-shoe; Fig. 2, a barrel fitted with the rolling-shoe and in its rolling position; and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 represent modified forms of the rolling-shoe. Fig. 6 represents the shoe fastened to the bottom of the barrel by nails.

Referring to the drawings, B designates a barrel of the usual construction, a a, &c., being the staves, b b b the hoops, and d the bottom, having its edges inserted in the usual manner in the croze e. The lower ends of the staves project beyond the bottom of the barrel and,being beveled off on the inside,they form an interiorly-beveled chime f around the bottom.

The rolling-shoe is indicated by the letter S. It consists of an annular contrivance made of wood and composed, preferably but not exolusively, of four (or more) equal segments 1 2 3 at, each of which is cut out across the grain of the wood, so that the shoe will be composed of end wood entirely, and thereby its ability to resist wear very much increased. Each of the segments is flat on its upper and lower sides and has a groove gin the exterior edge, the width of which is about the same as the depth of the chime f. This groove is beveled to the same angle as that of the chime, and the lower side of the groove forms a shoulder g, so that when the segments are put together end to end the groove and shoulder extend entirely around the upper part of the exterior edge. Below the shoulder g the edges of the segments may be beveled outward to an edge 72, projecting some distance beyond the bottom end of the barrel, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which is the preferred form, or it may be squared off, as shown in Fig. 3, at right angles to the shoulder.

The shoe is applied to the barrel by placing the segments on the bottom of the barrel end to end and with the chime in the groove g, their beveled surface resting against the beveled surface of the groove and the edges of the chime on the shoulders g. I11 this position the segments are secured together and to the bottom of the barrel by bolts 2' t 'i i, which are preferably passed up between the ends of the segments, (half of the bolt-hole being formed in each of the abutting ends,) and thence through holes in the bottom of the barrel, the heads of the bolts being countersunk in the adjoining segments and the bolts secured by nuts screwed on the ends that project through the bottom. By this,

means the segments are wedged against the chime f and held securely in place. When the barrel is in an upright position, the rolling-shoe underneath supports the bottom of the barrel and also the staves by the edges of the chime standing on the shoulder g and their beveled face bearing against the beveled surface of the groove. Hence the weight and strain are borne by the shoe. When the barrel is tilted to the position shown in Fig. 2 for rolling, the weight of the barrel and contents is distributed around the entire bottom of the barrel instead of being borne by one side or edge only. Furthermore, when tilted the sharp edge of the shoe rests on the ground or pavement and furnishes a hard and uniform edge on which to roll the barrel.

In the modification of the rolling-shoe illustrated by Fig. 4 the groove and shoulder are omitted and the exterior edge of the shoe is beveled to receive the beveled chime f, (the ends of the staves.) This construction may be substituted for that first described. The rolling-shoe may be made from a single piece of wood, as represented in Fig. 5, if preferred, instead of being cut out across the grain of the Wood but in this case the shoe would not be made entirely of end Wood and the construction would not be as desirable as that first described.

Instead of fastening the shoe (or its seg ments) to the barrels by bolts it may be fastened by nails N.

The rolling-shoe has heretofore been described as made from Wood, but it is obvious that the invention is not limited to using that material, as the shoe may be made from any suitable materials adapted to be secured to the bottom of a barrel and connected therewith to support the staves and furnish a firm and even rolling edge for the bottom.

I claim- The combination with the bottom of a barrel and the beveled ends of the staves projected beyond the bottom, of a rolling-shoe having a beveled groove and a shoulder on its exterior upper edge Which respectively receive and support the beveled edge and the ends of the staves, and of devices which fasten the shoe to the bottom of the barrel and wedge the ends of the staves in the groove and against the shoulder thereby strengthening and supporting the barrel, and forming a firm and even edge on which to tilt and roll the barrel, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the invention above set forth I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN F. SOHMADEKE.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, WILTON O. DoNN. 

